Author Archives: Mark Maynard, Creative Syndicate

Platinum is the new gold standard for the buyer who wants it all, and, apparently, there are plenty of them. Nearly all brands offer this over-the-top level, which is sweetened […]

The 2015 VW Golf R is a near-supercar trapped in the body of a five-door hatchback. Not that the body style hurts its performance, but the Golf R’s level of […]

The GMC Sierra Elevation cleans up real nice for a Saturday night on the town. It’s a monochromatic paint and trim treatment for a genuine, full-size half-ton pickup. And even […]

It may not look the part in its street view, but the new Land Rover Discovery Sport is a credentialed trekker. It can ford a creek of up to 23.6 […]

It may be understatement to say that Mitsubishi has had some challenging times lately in the United States. But at the recent media drive for the 2016 Outlander crossover, company […]

The habitat of the big truck-based SUV has been decimated in most regions of the U.S., not just by a downsized economy but also by downsized housing developments, downsized parking […]

Fiat’s third family member from Italy, the 500X, is destined to become the brand’s most-popular model and biggest seller. It has the right size, the right looks and the right […]

Porsche now has three plug-in electric vehicles, the most of any luxury manufacturer, it says — the Panamera S E-Hybrid large sedan, Cayenne S E-Hybrid SUV and the 918, a […]

Welcome back, Acura. I can’t imagine the dark depression that caused you to snuff the flame of building performance cars, but the spark is coming back in the new TLX. […]

The wait is almost over, Mazda North America said at the end of April, when it at long last announced complete pricing for the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata and that […]